At least one of the 1851 Cardington Hoaten family show in 1861 as HOUGHTON, and I would think that 1851 was just a spelling aberration. I had a quick look at FreeBMD last night and there was a William Charles Houghton born at the right time in Runcorn. Proving it's the one who who died in Rhodesia is another matter. If there is more information on other posts it's a pity that it wasn't given on this thread David --- En date de : Mar 13.5.08, Peter Booth <[email protected]> a écrit : > De: Peter Booth <[email protected]> > Objet: Re: [BDF] HOATEN > À: [email protected] > Date: Mardi 13 Mai 2008, 5h15 > Michelle, > > I've looked at a number of your messages at various > forums. I know > information is scarce, but unfortunately I don't think > you present the > readers with sufficient overview or factual data. > > The one fact you should have is that Mabel Cookson > first married > Alexander Crombie in March qtr 1899 at Tendring, Essex. So > her marriage to > William Hoaten wasn't until some years later. > > I couldn't find a Mabel Crombie in 1901 census, so > I'm wondering if they > migrated to South Africa immediately after their marriage. > You also say that > their son Eric was born in Johannesburg, but again fail to > mention specific > dates. > > Do you know when and where Alexander Crombie died and > how many children > there were besides Eric? You can then pinpoint a date for > Mabels' marriage > to William Hoaten and Eric's subsequent change of name. > > Again, with Eric's marriage to Marjorie Shelton, > you don't give dates > and locations. Presumably in South Africa so no use looking > at UK records. > But I wonder if one of your family has Eric's marriage > certificate which > might give some extra details. The same can be said for the > marriage of > William Hoaten and Mabel Crombie. > > I also wonder about the migration record you found > around 1903 with Wm > Hoaten and E. Hoaten. You suggested the E. Hoaten was born > c1886, so it > can't be Eric. I wonder if this was William's first > wife or a brother or > sister. Their age would be about 17. Did the record show > the person's sex.? > > The only established link to Bedfordshire comes from > 1851 census where > the only incidence of the Hoaten spelling in all England is > at Cardington. > Then the family disappear. Did they go to South Africa? It > might be > worthwhile having a look at this line. > > I happy to help anybody in need, but there are just too > many missing > pieces. > > Peter in Sydney > > > > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? En finir avec le spam? Yahoo! Mail vous offre la meilleure protection possible contre les messages non sollicités http://mail.yahoo.fr Yahoo! Mail